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Friday, 03 December 2010

Mage Solar cuts ribbon in Dublin, Georgia

Ravensburg (Germany), 27th September 2010 – MAGE SOLAR, part of the
globally operating MAGE GROUP, in conjunction with Governor Sonny Perdue
and the City of Dublin County of Laurens Development Authority, conducted
its official ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, September 22, 2010. The
highly anticipated event marked the company’s official move of its new
North American headquarters to Dublin, Georgia. Dr. Markus Feil, CEO of
MAGE INDUSTRIE HOLDING AG headquartered in Germany; its Chairman of the
Board, Kurt Rauch, as well as CEO of MAGE SOLAR GMBH, Norbert Philipp,
also from Germany and other US company officials and employees of MAGE
SOLAR, along with key community, political and a multitude of local,
regional and international business leaders attended the momentous event.

That would be Dublin, with half the population of Valdosta, in Laurens County,
with half the population of Lowndes County.

Dr. Markus Feil noted that back in February of this year, when MAGE SOLAR
officials had the honor to present the project to Governor Perdue in
Atlanta, he advised them to keep Georgia on their minds. “Good advice"
according to Feil, who then pointed out that MAGE SOLAR not only kept
Georgia on its mind, but decided to call Georgia home.

We in Laurens County and in the City of Dublin are excited to partner
with MAGE SOLAR to become the center for renewable energy in our state
and our country. —State Representative DuBose Porter

How big is it? Back to the press release:

It was in May of this year that the company announced its decision to
set up the solar company’s North American headquarters and production
facility for photovoltaic modules in Dublin, Georgia. In the meantime
administrative operations have been fully implemented and preparation for
its production facility and training academy are underway. MAGE SOLAR
will invest $30 million to create 350 jobs within the next 5 years in
the city of Dublin in Laurens County.

“To facilitate our continued growth, similar to what we have
accomplished from our base in Germany in regards to our European
expansion, it is vital that we chose the right partners to accompany us
along the way. The leaders of Georgia and Dublin-Laurens made it clear
that they mean business. We are confident that this partnership will
prosper for the benefit of all,” said Norbert Philipp, CEO of MAGE
SOLAR GMBH.

Hm, local leaders made it clear they mean business in real clean energy.

And a training school:

The MAGE SOLAR ACADEMY, initially scheduled for the fall of 2013 is now
scheduled to open its doors in January of next year.